Hey y'all!
Wow. It's the
final email from me as a missionary. I can't believe the time has already come.
I feel like it just flew on by... I don't even know how to react right now.
It's been a
pretty good week! This week, we had another "double exchange". One
was with Sister Davis and Sister Lamb in Sumter and the other was with Sister
Latham from Hartsville in Florence. They both ended up being really good
exchanges! I got to eat in a barn and teach a lot of recent converts in Sumter
with Sister Lamb. Then Sister Latham helped make my last exchange memorable by
taking me out to eat! It was super nice of her! We also did a service project
for Florence. We helped put together lunches for kids who don't get food on the
weekends due to various circumstances. They really loved having us there and
hopefully it helped open up their hearts to hear from missionaries in the
future!
Other than
that, this week has been filled with finding new investigators and
less-actives. On Saturday, we spent a good part of the day in the outskirts of
our area finding out if the less-actives lived there or not and if they were
interested in letting us teach them. It was super productive and it helped weed
out some of the people on our 40 page ward roster! This ward is huge! Haha.
And the
Florence ward is just getting bigger! On Saturday, we had a baptism for John
Owens and one of the sets of Elders had 3 young men get baptized too! It was
amazing! Brother Owens is a pretty serious man and when we asked him if he was
excited to be baptized, he said "Maybe." Haha. But once he was
baptized and confirmed, he was so happy! It was a great experience for all of
us and a great way to end my time on the mission!
I don't want
to leave! This has been the hardest but most incredible and worthwhile 18
months of my life. This is rough on me. I have loved the experiences I've had
as a missionary - especially the hard ones. It's helped make me into a better
person. I'm so grateful for my Heavenly Father who sent me to South Carolina to
labor among these people. I know that this is where I was needed for 18 months.
I know that even though my time as a full-time missionary is up, it's not the
only time that I get to do missionary work. I'm now going back home to be
involved in the most important part of this great work - member missionary
work! The church is true! I know it with all my heart! I'll see y'all later
this week! Love y'all! Have a blessed week!
(Signing out
for the last time)
- Sister Amy
Christensen
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| Sister Davis, me, Brother Owens, Brother Thompson, and Sister Gardner at Brother Owen's baptism. |
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| Celebrating the baptism with some Cook Out! I'm going to miss that place when I go back to Utah... |
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| Me and Sister Davis with Sister Lamb from Sumter |
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